Hospitals in Kentucky's 6th Congressional District at Risk from Medicaid Cuts

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” makes deep Medicaid cuts that could destabilize hospital finances across KY‑06 (Lexington, Georgetown, Richmond & nearby counties).

  • Thin margins: KY hospitals operate near break-even; removing state‑directed Medicaid payments pushes margins negative.
  • Closure risk: UNC Sheps Center research flags Kentucky with the nation’s highest number of rural hospitals at risk.
  • Coverage loss: Over 200,000 Kentuckians could lose coverage, driving up the uninsured rate and stressing regional systems.
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Scale: Colors are scaled to the distribution of uninsured people within KY‑06.
Data: U.S. Census ACS 2023 • District & counties: GeoJSON • Visualization: KY‑06 Healthcare Map